Friday 28th Jan - What small DFW things will you do today??!

snoop2008

:wave:Good morning all you lovely people!!! what a lovely morning here!!

Wow MP I can just see you relaxing, sipping fine wine in that Jaccuzzi, wearing a face mask!! car paid off!! what more could a lady ask for? Don't answer that:D

DNMS, see how your bubbly energy rubs off:D We can bounce off each other here!!!:TMorrocco sounds fab! sun sea and.......:D

Nottobadyet, backpacking, would have loved to have done that, just go with the flow and explore!!!:D

Erme, you've made a great effort!!! things can take time but your doing it!!:T
Stitchy, hows that hat coming along. I am going to try and sew today:eek:


Well today you lovely people, its my dads birthday. He would have been 73 today!! so happy birthday dad, hope your enjoying cricket up there:D

Have done, will do

Lit a candle for dad!!

Had lovely warm cuddly hug with my DD. We had some tickles and and a playful fight!!

Fed my Cat Fluffy, he is so loving for a BOY:D

Put some dishes away.

Folded some clothes

Read some news online,

replied to some emails.

Do some armchair workouts

Write in my daily diary

Phone mum for chat

try and curl my hair, last time I burnt my neck!!with the tongs. A bit dogdy to grip!! but I try

Check bargains on Tesco

Check more on how to sell on Ebay. Have lots of clothes that don't fit me anymore!!:T mostly size 16, I am now size 12:D

Plan meal with carer

Write some thankyou notes for a few people

So thats it for everyone, have a great day, and stay positive!!:T

skea56

Hi all my list for today is as follows:

Porridge for breakfast
Email job application forms x 2 - done!
Complete 2 more application forms
Check online for any new posts
Finish all outstanding work and clear desk
Put together list of schools to visit next week for an
Get passport photo and complete driving licence form
Check for surveys - only 2 yesterday
Take mum's trousers to get taken up - £2 this woman charges!!
Last day at work so I'm being taken out for my lunch by my boss - freebie!
Go to circuits class after work - £4
The boyf will bring home some fruit so that will do me for dinner - freebie!

Over weekend:
Not heading out as we've a triple birthday party to go to next weekend - one of which is the boyf's so there's a gift there too
Cinema on Sun - my local is doing a 2 for 1 matinee
Grocery shopping on Sat
- meat from the local butcher
- I've vouchers for extra points in tesco so i'll do rest there

Not looking forward to my first week of unemployment in 11 years, but will definitely keep checking up MSE website to keep me sane

Sk56

Nottoobadyet

I love talking hols sorry to hijack the thread, all.

determined_new_ms wrote: »

OMG please give me some guidance advice! We are going to Marrakesh for 10 days. Went through holiday-rentals.co.uk and accom was £300 for an appartment and flight we got in the Ryanair sales so my cost for 10 day holiday was £230

Smashing deal!

so what I want to know is:
· recommendations of places to go, visit we are defiantely up for travelling around and happily getting over b&b/hostel if we venture far - can't imagine it will cost alot
I got out of Marrakech as quick as I could and went to the other imperial cities (Meknes, Fez) then went down the coast to El Jadida and Essouera. It was cheap as chips, I never spent more than about £10 on accommodation and food can be super cheap, the lonely planet had quite good suggestions.

I didn’t book anything in advance and just went with the flow. I loved going into the imperial cities (especially Fez) and just getting lost in the medina for hours. Obviously dress modestly (long sleeves and trousers). Public transport is very good, and you will be treated very well as a lady (for example, in packed shared taxis they will put a Moroccan woman next to you so you don’t feel smashed against a strange man!)

It depends on the sort of holiday you want – if you want beach and chill out, head straight to Essouera. If you want history, go to Meknez and visit the roman ruins nearby, which are one of the most beautiful places I’ve been in my life, and I had them entirely to myself!! The cities can have loads of hassle (especially Marrakech) which can be tiring but isn’t threatening or anything, a firm and polite no and a bit of banter will get you far. If you haven’t been out of Europe before, it can be a bit intimidating but its not worse than SE Asia if you’ve been there.
· how much do you think we need for spending money - alot or not? (I have less than I had hoped cos of my car )
Using only public transport and staying in very cheap hotels and eating at local spots, I think I only spent £100 or so, not including souvenirs, over 10 days. Souvenirs are much cheaper in Essouera than Marrakech. I am wearing some of the stunning silver I got in Fez for a song as we speak!
· best to change currency here or there?
If you can, order in advance and pick it up at the airport. Most of the travel money companies let you do this.
· I want to treat oh to the morrocco by air (balloon) as its his 30th but not sure what would be reasonable there to haggle down to
No idea on this one, sorry!
thanks

Oh Im so jealous! I sort of wish you were going alone as its so much easier to meet people that way. Travelling alone (obviously with my head about me, I’ve done this a lot in the past) I met so many wonderful Moroccans on the trains and busses who took fantastic care of me – walking me around town, giving me advice on where to go, even buying me tea or lunch! Once you get off the tourist track (I recommend El Jadida) people are curious and wonderfully hospitable. If you speak a bit of French, all the better.

If your OH is outdoorsy, how about going into the desert or the Atlas Mountains as a treat instead of the hot air balloon?

kevstanley

Morning all

I'm pining for Morocco now. Haven't been for years, but always loved it.

So, my list:

- check banking (this is still a biggie for me, as I avoided ever looking at banking until a couple of weeks ago)
- check surveys
- do comps
- packed lunches for all, leftovers for me
- no tumble dryer use - laundry on airer
- dinner from menu, already in slow cooker
- heating turned down low for the day
- continue cleaning for weekend (tackled Giant Sock Mountain yesterday, and conquered it)
- set up savings account for car expenses
- change all bedlinen (quite tempted to hang it outside today, actually - it won't dry completely, but it's a lovely bright day, so it will get some way there)

Hope everyone has a good Friday

angelflower_2

morning all

Woo hoo to final car payment - such an amazing feeling I am sure.
Love hearing about the holiday plans - all sounds great and hope the balloon works out

Payday for me too today (although its all gone already)

• checked online banking - as expected.
• payed dd's drama class (two weeks late )
• transferred money to other card to cover tesco shop arriving on Sunday
• take out £200 to go to court house and pay fine :mad:

Not really sure what else going on at the moment - been working relatively hard this morning. Heading out now but update later. x

Nottoobadyet

And my listy:

• Don’t break down and buy tickets to morocco instantly J
• Walked in to work (40 min)
• Ate lunch from home (last of chilli and bulgur wheat)
• Still not breaking down and buying tickets to morocco J
• Tea is HM pizza – very first attempt at making pizza base so hope its ok. Made the dough last night.
• Buy bits for salad to go with pizza
• Check banking and update budgets
• Charge phone at work
• Work hard at the office as loads to do
• Must…. Not… Buy… Morocco…. Tickets…

Karb

Afternoon everyone, hope you are all having a good and money saving friday.

Yesterday's predicted NSD didnt materialise. I met an old work colleague for coffee and spent £4.40. I also had to get milk on the way home again. The kids seem to be going through it much quicker than normal this week. So I'm currently up to £14.89 spend for the week against the £15 I'd allowed myself. Only problem is that another old workmate has leaving drinks tonight before she flies to Australia for a year, and it would be rude of me not to pop along for at least one, so I'll probably overspend for the week, but only just.

I found some crisps in my locker at work that passed their sell by date on 15 Jan, cos I havent eaten any in January. Dont know whether that counts as money saving or not. I'll take them home for the kids and if they arent too soft then its money saving cos I hadn't already eaten them and bought some more, if they are no good, it's probably money wasted for buying them in the first place.

Today I have
Checked online banking
Made a payment towards a credit card bill
Arranged for money to transfer between my savings account and my current account in readiness for bills going out next week
Not smoked (day 31 without cigarettes)
Made lunch for work
Free coffee on train and at work
Charged phone on train
Given leftover salad stuffs (carrot tops, cucumber ends, celery leaves etc) to next door neighbour for her rabbit - not moneysaving for me, but it hopefully is for her
Dinner is vegetable casserole to use up leftover veg that will otherwise go off

nowpanicking

Hiya everyone and thanks to moneypenny for starting us off

It's Friday!!! :j:T:j Funny how the thought of a couple of days off work can make you so happy

My list for today: -

• charging phone at work
• breakfast, lunch and snacks to work
• tea per meal planner
• check on-line banking and update ss
• check surveys
• buy washing capsules from savers (they sell persil non-bio there which is meant to do 10 washes, 2 capsules per wash but I use 1 capsule and it does 20 washes... in the supermarket persil have changed their capsules so it's 1 capsule per wash so double the price really!!)
• hm bread tonight

That's it for me, have a great Friday everyone x

nickynoo08

Afternoon all,

had a mega busy day so far, shattered now.
Today i have/will do.....

checked online bank- OH's pay day and he got a bit of o/t so i transfered it out straight away to our car fund pot (enough now for car tax and almost enough for mot too)
checked emails - my phones have been recieved and i should have money for them soon:D
uncle has come to fix my roof - he did a bit of shpping around and managed to get most of what he needed for nothing, total cost i owe him £1!:money:, should have cost £30+ or £150+ for a professional to do so not a bad saving me thinks
my bedroom is now starting to look like a bedroom again - got a bag of clothes for charity, my mum and a few for bin, pressie draws now sorted and full, packed ds's old clothes away for ds1 when he needs them. Just need to decorate it now, will it ever end:o
whizzed round with hoover and polish
tea in slow cooker - smells yummy, making me v hungry

Think that everything.
Have a good weekend everyone:D

Yargo1

Hi all, well still off work with this flu. so a nsd again.. but only cause i not gone out!! hmmmm

checked online banking..
paid a payment to ccd as part of my 1 debt / 100 days challenge

got the oh s kids this weekend so will be manic but nice to have them

Heres wishing you all a good w/e x